Monday, February 23, 2009
Lincoln Symposium is February 23
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This year marks the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. To commemorate the event, the College of Liberal Arts is sponsoring a symposium called “Abraham Lincoln’s Life and Legacy” on Monday, February 23, in Carter Hall in the University Center. The event is free and open to the public. The program has received an official endorsement from the national Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. (For a full list of programs endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission go to www.abrahamlincoln200.org.) Here’s the schedule: Session One: 9 to 10:15 a.m. “Lincoln’s Kentucky Years,” Barbara Martin, instructor in history “Remembering Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana Youth,” William Bartelt, author of There I Grew Up: Remembering Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana Youth “Lincoln and Religion,” Dr. Matthew Grow, assistant professor of history and director of the Center for Communal Studies Session Two: 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Musical interlude by the USI Chamber Choir under the direction of Dan Craig, assistant professor of music Session Three: 10:45 a.m. to noon “Lincoln’s Election and the Outbreak of Civil War,” Dr. Thomas Rodgers, instructor in history “Constitutional Conflict and Lincoln’s Presidency,” Dr. Tracy Uebelhor, instructor in history “Lincoln, Race, and Slavery,” Dr. Darrel Bigham, professor emeritus of history, director emeritus of Historic Southern Indiana, member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Session Four: Noon to 1 p.m. “Lincoln and the Case for a Diagnosis of Marfan Syndrome,” Honors Program students working under the direction of Dr. Jeri Burger, assistant professor of nursing “Was Lincoln Dying of a Rare Genetic Disease?” Dr. Kathy Riedford, assistant professor of nursing Session Five: 1 to 2:30 p.m. “From Politician to National Icon: Lincoln’s Image in Cartoons,” Dr. Tamara Hunt, professor and chair of history “African-American Views of Lincoln since Emancipation,” Dr. Betty Hart, professor of English “Living in Lincoln’s Shadow in LaRue County, Kentucky,” Johanna Rusk, instructor in English “Interpreting Lincoln: A Work in Progress – Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial,” Mike Capps, chief of interpretation, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Following the last session, there will be a reception with birthday cake and punch. For more information, call Hunt at 812/465-1202. Wendy Knipe Bredhold News & Information Services 812/461-5259 or wkbredhold@usi.edu |
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